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It's not necessarily something that I 'love explaining to others'. However, academic biblical scholarship has been an interest and endeavor of mine for about thirty years. Luckily and thankfully, I've found my self in the center of this unique niche of interested parties with /r/AcademicBiblical and /r/AskBibleScholars.
Think about this for a moment. The biblical texts have had the most influence on western society, and arguably all other societies, for hundreds of years.
Wouldn't you want to know what these texts are saying?
They aren't saying what you think they are saying.
If you've had no experience with these texts, then you have many years of reading ahead of you.
It is incredibly daunting to know how little most people do not know about this subject. And, at the same time, shape our world based on misinterpretations and/or misunderstandings of this vast library of literature.
A Catholic friend of mine studied classics at uni, so learned Greek and Latin, and they've been jazzed at how much nuance or alternative interpretations they've found when reading the Bible in Koine Greek.
Are you a Christian? I'm guessing probably yeah, but like you say, the biblical texts have had a huge influence on Western society, so understanding them is useful context for anyone. What got you started on this kind of biblical study - most people I know who do this kind of study are in training for an eventual position within their church
My parents tried to raise me to become one, but that failed. No, I am not a Christian.
Many years of spiritual abuse and indoctrination.